20-07-2018 16:09 via theguardian.com

Macron security officer in custody and will be fired over violent video

Alexandre Benalla, part of French president’s inner circle, faces charges of violence and impersonating police officerEmmanuel Macron faces the biggest crisis of his presidency over the growing scandal of one of his closest security officials who was filmed being allowed by police to violently assault a young man and woman at the edge of a Paris demonstration while illegally dressed as an officer.
Alexandre Benalla, a member of Macron’s close circle, was taken into police custody on
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